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Skewer

Marked by: Samuel Herbert & Co. (first mark entered 1747)
English (London)
1767–68
Object Place: Europe, London, England

Medium/Technique Silver
Dimensions W. 3 cm x L. 34.2 cm (1 3/16 x 13 7/16 in.); Weight: 110 gm (3 oz 5 dwt)
Credit Line Anonymous gift in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914)
Accession Number33.265
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver

DescriptionThe skewer is forged, with a tapering flat blade and, at the terminus, a shell joined to a flattened ring.
Marks Below ring, makers' mark SH with an H above and a B below (Grimwade 2545); lion passant; leopard's hea d crowned; date letter m
ProvenanceAnonymous Gift to the MFA in Memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour (1833-1914). (Accession Date: March 2, 1933).